Teenager Declan Rice has been cut from the Republic of Ireland touring party to America for Thursday's friendly against Mexico.

The West Ham defender, who made his Premier League debut off the bench on the final day of season, had been training with the squad at their three-day camp in Fota Island.

But he won't be travelling to New York with the squad tomorrow afternoon as Martin O'Neill intends easing the 18-year-old in at this level.

As expected, goalkeepers Darren Randolph and Colin Doyle and West Brom's James McClean will travel having sat out the training camp.

A host of established first team players like Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick, Glenn Whelan, John O'Shea, Jon Walters and Stephen Ward will skip the trip and instead link up ahead of next Sunday's friendly with Uruguay in Dublin.